Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- midi [2024/05/07 14:33] – reorganised, midi setup yt links, lb link for gm films rjt
+++ midi [2025/04/01 22:47] (current) – [Setup] more midi/usb info rjt
@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
   * http://www.megatrade.ru/Russian/Midi.html - `` ``
   * https://archive.org/details/yamaha-xg-midi-library - `` ``
+  * [[yt>DJVFJifyvvg|A #WebMidi editor for old #Yamaha XG #synthesizers, explained]] - Floyd Steinberg's video on making a simple, browser-based parameter editor.
+    * [[github>mrfloydst/webxgmidi]] - Github repo. NB I have to actually put it online as you need HTTPS to do webmidi in [[firefox]].
+  * [[http://www.studio4all.de/htmle/frameset090.html|Introduction Yamaha XG: Discover the enormous possibilities of XG programming !]] - Details info. on STUDIO4ALL.
+  * [[http://www.studio4all.de/htmle/welcomexg.html|Introduction: Discover my 20 sets of Cubase 5 mixer maps - designed for Yamaha XG synthesizers !]] - `` `` `` ``
 Games with YXG soundtracks:
   * PC versions of //Final Fantasy VII// and //VIII//.
+  * Various [[Falcom]] games? FIXME
 ===== Setup =====
@@ Line 27: / Line 32: @@
   * [[yt>qqL-IYc4Rn0|HOW I SEQUENCE & SYNC 15 SYNTHS — midi routing and DAW integration]] - By BoBeats, who has a very big, Youtuber-budget, setup with hardware and software.
-Personally I use a [[Roland]] USB→MIDI cable to communicate between my computer and an 8-in/8-out MIDI router, and everything else goes into that router too. I find the [[MIDI router]] such a hassle saver, you just tell it what signals to send where. You can get old ones like mine for $100 and less, or new fancy ones for much more if you really want. If you want to record audio on your computer get an audio interface in place of the Roland cable.
+Personally I use a two [[Roland]] USB→MIDI cable to communicate between my computer and 8-in/8-out [[MIDI router]]s, and everything else goes into those routers too. I find the [[MIDI router]] such a hassle saver, you just tell it what signals to send where. You can get old ones like mine for $100 and less, or new fancy ones for much more if you really want. If you want to record audio on your computer get an audio interface in place of the Roland cable. I've seen some other routers designed to be run from a computer (Edirol and Mio ones come to mind), but I'm happy with my setup.
+==== Sysex ====
+I'm using [[Reaper]] to send Sysex messages for synths that need them (mostly the yamaha_tx81z), but some other options for [[Linux]] are:
+  * **amidi** - Command line tool you might fidn handy if you want to make your own scripts.
+  * **SysExxer** and **SysExxer NG** - GUI tools for sending and receiving sysex messages.
+  * There are various //Patch Editor// and //Patch Librarian// programs that combine organising and transmitting patches in various formats. Lots of the big ones are Windows only, and I haven't really explored any of them. MIDI-OX seems to be the most recommended.
 ===== Playback =====
@@ Line 57: / Line 70: @@
   * https://letterboxd.com/rjt/tag/general-midi/films/
+===== See Also =====
+  * https://midi.guide/ - MIDI CC & NRPN database
+  * https://midi.org/midi-history-chapter-7-midi-associations-1983-1985 - Some history
 {{tag>audio guide linux MIDI music-making}}